The Purge

So I went and saw the movie "The Purge". Going in I knew it was a silly concept for a movie but I thought it might be interesting to see the country actually carrying out a night of lawlessness. But then it struck me in the opening of the film that the United States is already experiencing much of this on any random given night.
In any event I really hoped they could somehow sell me on their concept.
Sadly the filmmakers decided to focus solely on a single family trapped in their house because their son let a man in who was on the run from people having "purge parties", a ridiculous concept within a concept.
So after this family lets the man in their house the purge party shows up at their door and tells the family if they don't give the man up they will get past their security system and kill them all. And with that a moral dilemma ensues where the family argues whether they are doing the right thing. It actually sounds better than it plays out, believe me. The movie is predictable, has lame dialogue, and poor directing as it chooses to keep showing various members of the family so close up you can see the pores of their skin.

Black Light Reaction: Thumbs down.